ENERGY-TRANSFER AND REACTIONS OF HIGHLY E XCITED POLYATOMIC-MOLECULES

The recent advances on energy transfer and reactions of highly excited polyatomic molecules are analysed. The possibilities of spectroscopic registration of non-equilibrium energy dictributions are illustrated. Various models of inter- and intra-molecular energy exchange are cons idered, as well as reactions of highly excited polyatomic molecules (s pontaneous unimolecular decay and bimolecular interaction). Emission d iagnostics of highly excited states of polyatomic molecules, especiall y with Furrier-transformation, is shown to be among the most promising diagnostic tools to observe experimentally the population distributio ns of HES in the course of chemical reactions.